Why The Screen Actors Guild Won’t Strike

“If (when) the AFTRA deal is approved, SAG seems likely to be left as the lone holdout. At some point, it seems clear that SAG will have to sue for peace. Perhaps the studios will give SAG a fig leaf–allow the union to say it improved on AFTRA’s terms in a couple of respects. But entertainment attorney Jonathan Handel, who keeps a watchful eye on Hollywood’s labor turmoil, puts it this way: SAG has overplayed a weak hand.”